This plants is a foot tall perhaps a bit more. I added it to the mix about 3 years ago and this year I am starting to see new plants pop up, so it is definitely starting to spread throughout the garden. I love the leaves that are tinted grayish green, and this year the […]
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Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow rue)
Posted in Flora, Uncategorized on May 19, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
Mertensia virginica (virginia bluebells)
Posted in Flora, Uncategorized on May 19, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
The plants are just now past blooming peak. While they deliver beautiful hues of color early spring, they will a memory by Memorial day – the flowers will be gone and the seedpods will start drooping off the stems. Within another month the plants will wither and disappear altogether. Virginia bluebells do well in the […]
A tree champion lost
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2022 | 3 Comments »
For years I have been trying to find a copy of “Shrubs of the Northern New England Forest”, by Michael L. Cline. It was recommended by a plant enthusiast I met at Wells Reserve at Laudholm, some 8 or 9 years ago. I looked for it at the usual online vendors such as Amazon and […]
Straw bale garden visitor
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2022 | Leave a Comment »
OK, I am 9 days into prepping the straw bales, on track to start planting in early May. This is my second year of doing this, adding 2 more bales to a total of eight this time around. There is a bit more planning involved, but the benefits are a higher yield, and not having […]
Bloodroot – catch them while you can
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2022 | 1 Comment »
OK, Sanguinaria canadensis might not be the shortest blooming plant in my woodland garden, but it is probably a very close second to Jeffersonia diphylla (twinleaf) – whose blooms often don’t make it to the end of the day. The bloodroot flowers bloom for a few days, tops. The petals drop with the slightest rain […]
Xanthorhiza simplicissima (yellowroot)
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2022 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve had these in the yard for a year or two now, and I am happy I added them as they are quite versatile, doing well in all sorts of woodland conditions as long as there is some dappled shade. While they seem to be quite dainty, they showed some resilience when an eager delivery […]
The time for planning is now!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2021 | Leave a Comment »
You can never start early enough. I am finding that I am always running out of time, or coming up against other constraints. I have some garden additions and changes that have been in the works for some time, or that I have started and abandoned due to other priorities. My latest interest is adding […]
geranium time to shine
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2020 | Leave a Comment »
Things change quickly in the woodland garden this time of year. The flowers of the wood poppy and Virginia bluebells have moved past their prime, and while those two are now moving on to seed production, this is the time for the spotted geranium to come into its own. The plants have self seeded over […]
Soft launch
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I could not have picked a better time to embark on this blogging adventure. It’s Thanksgiving and I have a lot to give thanks for, not in the least the fact that I live in a wonderful little corner of Cape Cod. Why a blog? What’s so special about my yard that I feel the need to […]